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> I have, on several occasions, seen the reference to the
> use of GOPHER to search for archived statistical
> materials.  I shall be pleased if someone can kindly show
> me WHERE and HOW to gopher my way into archived
> statistical "goodies", particularly relating to
> biostatistics.  If you can be of help, please kindly reply
> directly to me.


Gophers are propagating throughout the world, as rodents are wont to
do.  Gopher is a network protocol and tool for information access and
retrieval, developed by our whiz kids here in Gopherville (aka Univ.
of Minnesota).  Most gophers converse with each other through various
internet tunnels, and so usually, if you have access to one gopher,
you can easily access most others.


You need three things to tango with Gophers.

        1)  Network access to the internet, either through direct
            connection or through SLIP/modem access

        2)  A gopher to access.  You may have one at McGill already,

            or you can access most any gopher on the net if you have

            an internet address.

        3)  Gopher client software.  Equivalent to a short course in
            gopherese.  Available by anonymous ftp from

            "boombox.micro.umn.edu", or on a server archive near you.
            Gopher clients are available for a wide variety of
            platforms.
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